By Mia De Graaf Health Editor For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:00 BST, 7 May 2019 | Updated: 18:01 BST, 7 May 2019
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Pregnant women in the US are dying up to a year after giving birth - mostly as a result of heart issues that could have been prevented, the CDC says.
America is the most dangerous place to conceive in the developed world, with double the rate of maternal and fetal mortality compared to any other peer nation.
New data from the CDC, published today, reveal 700 women die a year from pregnancy complications - a third during gestation, a third during or immediately after delivery, and a third up to a year later.
But experts say most could have been prevented, particularly the 34 percent caused by heart conditions, and the 12.5 percent caused by infections.
The report comes days after new guidelines from ACOG (the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), which warned that 'racial bias and overt racism' is driving this issue, since black women are more likely to suffer and die from heart issues in pregnancy than
